Standing up and being counted is an important philosphy of life.
Recently I read in the letter's section of the paper about a Mr Ken Callanan, a retired paramedic, the organiser of the Surrey petition to obtain signatures to prevent the closure of the A&E either at St Peter's or the Royal Surrey and the downgrading of these hospitals.
It went on to describe how he has been working 16 hours a day and has obtained more than 70,000 signatures.
His battle is that should the A&E at St Peter's be closed, the nearest one to Spelthorne will be Royal Surrey at Guildford.
What an admirable thing to do.
Rather than just bemoan about something drastic that is appearing on the horizon, this gentleman has decided to try and do something about it.
I think there's an important message there for everyone.
We can't go and change the world without getting off our backsides and making an effort.
K F STAPLETON Staines
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